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Hortus Hermitage 238

self sustaining retreat for two persons in the botanical garden of Haren

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Hortus Botanicus Haren

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Living

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HortusHermitage

The Hortus Hermitage is a self sustaining retreat for two persons, built in the middle of the botanical garden of Haren, near the city of Groningen in the Netherlands

The structure is made from two used silos and leftover materials from the botanical garden. It is placed in an earth wall connecting two gardens.

NOW OPEN FOR CURIOUS OVERNIGHT VISITORS:
https://www.hortusharen.nl/hortus-hermitage/

projects

*The Book of Refunc
Bauhaus Talkshop Museum
of course it’s a Bauhaus chair
Chair Arena
what do you mean circular architecture?
Hortus Hermitage
self sustaining retreat for two persons in the botanical garden of Haren
Hybrid Catalogue House
Lemon Loft
space to have conversation with a cup of tea
Milgro Head Office
Parasite
cantilivered studio space for local art projects
Pixel Palace
interpretation of the iconic Kazakh yurt
Rabo Bank
it’s a robbery! full circle re-valuation of old bank
Return of the Fridges
900 fridges in the middle of Lithuania
Silo City
home for father and daughter
Spuiplein Den Haag
from concrete prefab pavement to public modular seating
2DaysArt
Add or Alive
Afvalshow Haarlem
Apolda
Aquapolis
900 plastic water bottles
Audiopolis
when you look really close you see the city
Brave New Onion
Capsule Hotel
it’s a capsule and a hotel so..its the capsulehotel!
Car Chapel
to find just the right car to fit on top
Cascoland
Chicken
Containosaurus
Crane Fishing
Final Tank PRO
Genius Loci
HKW Campus Berlin
Kultflux
Linz
Lowlands Oxfam
Maid in Market
Maison Gomme
yes we can make you a bunk bed, but why not refunc your garden chalet?
MakeCity Berlin
copycat; mirror the workplace of the construction company whose left over materials you use
Manifesta 9
on site designed and built interior
MRS Space Station
New Holland
discovering new lazy ways to stack pallets
Newman Festival Lithuania
easy but intelligent backdrops; pallets are everywhere and have such a nice graphic design
Opel Ohne Ende
try to eat a whole car
Pallet Temple
How not to make a pyramid in egypt and still succeed in making mobile light architecture
RDM
Recropolis
Retank Lowlands
Socialny Kollaider
Tirendo
TodaysArt 2005
TodaysArt 2014
shipping container games
Villa Maggiore
Wikohaag office
interior from reused plastic mixed with used standard office furniture make a nice mix
Wink Wonderbar
Workshop Linz
Workshop Lissabon
Worm

materials

functions

Bar
Ceiling
Cladding
Garden
Housing
Illumination
Insulate
Meet
Move
Pavilion
Play
Sail
Sit
Sleep
Stairs
Store
Support
Table
Workshop
Write

solutions

people

Denis Oudendijk
speed, chaos & transition
Jan Körbes
material thinking, tiny constructions and social design
Maakhaven
collection of maker studios in The Hague
Juraj Hornak
‘If you can’t dance you ain’t ....’
Julius Klimas
wood master & our Klaipeda expert
Linas Kutavicius
2012 Architects
Diewertje Boekholtz
absolutely social
Johannes Equizi
universal mountain springbock, bike master & mobile poetry
Damian van der Velden
creating impact between people and material
Thjeu Donders
rebel with a cause
Bellastock Collective
Joep de Groot
eco-mechanical engineer
Tassja Kissing
Cesare Peeren
specialist in energy flows
Ron van Eyk
super tranpsort hero
Juul Prinsen
very fashionable intern
Bart Groenewegen
Coffee, cars and constructions at its best
Frank Niessen
Stela Pernarič
not a moment without a 'Baustellen' joke & never too early to rise
Lowlands
Coen van Oven
our local Dr. Wood
Raul Lemessof
Argentinian artist weaponizing books
Constructlab
collaborative construction practice
Mathieu Schuster
Mantas Lesauskas
Lukas Kirkilonis
Thomas Trum
master of paint
Boris Duijneveld
living units & hide-outs
Superuse Studios
pioneers in circulair architecture or the architecture studio formerly known as 2012
Judith van der Meer
if it’s wood she will cut it
Olof van Winden
Director of todaysart and a really good dj
Maas van Duijnhoven
really looking at things
Robert Weinek
Tim Terpstra
your friendly neighbourhood grey space director
Peter Zuiderwijk & Karin Mientjes
walking wikipedia and great graphic designer
Elske D’Ancona
Leo Altmann
design thinking & sturdy solutions
Kay Klop
Criss cross thinking and solutions
Toruńska Agenda Kulturalna
Rose de Beer
social artist with a keen eye
Job Saltzher
Any problem can be welded, bent or torched
Leon Thomas
versatile solution finder exploring Vienna
Lieke van der Meer
research, concepts and turning them into reality
Jeroen de Boer
illustrations anywhere and on anything
Rob Takk
producer of festivals and fireworks
Ned Bott
Stroom Den Haag
local centre for the arts used to incorporate architecture in The Hague
Peter van Loon
Guglielmo Bozzoli Parasacchi
designer of his own universe
Billy Matthews
Nora Jongen
Being the voice of Refunc, Making ideas come true
Bas de Boer
handyman of all trades
Thijs Masthof
not only a designer builder but a real chef in any kitchen
ZKU Berlin
we connect local practice and global discourse - get involved!
Giorge Ceste
Liuka Ona Körbes
next refunc generation
Tom Sebstikova
moving with ease
Andries Micke
architect, surfer, daredevil and artist in one
Milgro
Thomas Jasulaitis
Toon Kennedy
like a swiss army knife
Paulius Savickas
Elio Icaza-Milson
happy skills, music in the hair, enthousiastic design
Indre Klimaite
Isabel Ordonez
Take Waste and Make!
Gaisha Madanova
concept thinking, curating & art production
TodaysArt
our favourite art festival for years a most inspiring mix of music and interactive media
Dona Georgieva
more than managing
Jannick Besamusca
designer with a fine nose for detail
Davide Manzoni
Italian recycle design pioneer
Isis Hoos
Playful, Original, Functional
Daniel de Jong
talking drawings and man for any job
Yamina Baumgartner
Arno Scheper
Mr feedback society himself
Sjaak Langenberg
pretty tall social artist
Hoogtij
The Hague's culture and art route, always a joy to participate and sharpen the refunc senses and skills
Ivo Bakker
arts and crafts master. reaching things no one else can
Ritse Mol
constructor designer
Fier van den Berge
Cascoland
Mantas Sakalauskas
Joanne Pouzenc
Maria Herber
Raumlabor